“We will not send anyone to die. We will not do that. We will adhere to human rights under the rule of law.”

A decision will be made over the next five days over how long she can stay, while Australian officials are also looking at her asylum appeal.

Under Saudi Arabia’s strict male guardianship laws, women must have the consent of a male relative to travel, obtain a passport or marry.

Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch, said: “Given Saudi Arabia’s long track record of looking the other way in so-called honour violence incidents, her worry that she could be killed if returned cannot be ignored.”

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